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Attorney Profile - Erin Rhames-Childs
- Erin Rhames-Childs
Fresno, California
Attorney
Phone: (559) 225-6769
Fax: (559) 225-6759
Email: Email Me
Erin Rhames-Childs is a respected family litigator, collaborative/mediation and real estate litigator
to whom fellow attorneys unreservedly refer clients. A determined and energetic litigator, Ms. Childs
is the first attorney north of Los Angeles to successfully litigate County of Los Angeles v. Navarro,
a landmark case that changed the future for many men in California who have had their pay checks, IRS
refund checks and other income wrongfully taken from them by the Department of Child Support Services.
Ms. Childs has been trained by one of the founding collaborative law attorneys, Pauline Tesler, in
collaborative law and has had extensive training in mediation of disputes. She is on the board of
directors of the Central Valley Collaborative Law Affiliates (http://www.collaborativelawyers.org)
and a certified collaborative lawyer with the International Association of Collaborative Professionals
(http://www.collaborativepractice.com) Ms. Childs is passionate about collaborative
practice and believes that one day in the near future, collaborative practice will be the first choice
for all divorcing couples.
Ms. Childs graduated in the top five of her law school class with a Juris Doctorate with distinction
from San Joaquin College of Law in 2002. She was Executive Editor and Professional Articles Editor of
the Law Review and an officer in Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. She participated in the Juris
Doctorate Summer Program in Paris, France and Barcelona, Spain sponsored by the University of San Diego
Institute of International and Comparative Law in 2000. In 1999, she received her Diploma in Spanish
Fluency from the University of Salamanca, Spain. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of
California, Santa Barbara in Psychology with honors.
Ms. Childs was admitted to the State Bar of California in December, 2002, Bar No. 222942 and worked at
one of the largest Fresno law firms until opening her own law office in the Fall of 2003. She is fluent
in written and spoken Spanish.
Areas of Practice:
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Divorce Law
- Adoption
- Child Custody & Visitation
- Child Support
- Spousal Support/Alimony
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Community Property and Property Division
- Mediation Services
Bar Admissions:
- California State Bar Association, 2002
Education:
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San Joaquin College of Law, Fresno, California, May, 2002
Juris Doctor
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Graduated in the Top Five of her Class
Honors: Delta Theta Phi
- Law Review: San Joaquin College Law Review, Executive Editor, Professional Articles Editor
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Major: Psychology
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University of Salamanca, Spain, 1999
Diploma in Spanish